gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:

• awesome family & friends
• the wonderful department of lovely ladies i work with, who are willing to put in the extra mile and make working long hours as enjoyable as possible
  
• a full 8 hours of sleep last night, after having interrupted 4-5 hour "naps" at night
• friends with pickup trucks, willing to help move furniture
• the 25 moving boxes and packing paper i bought from craigslist for $20, locally
• our new home slowly coming together...
• nieces, nephews, and younger cousins who are eager to help out in anyway they can
• lola, our wiener dog, and how she always hops in our car for joyrides
  
• available beds at both moms' places
  
• ellie's milestone of turning two years old